Milton Keynes based Omega Travel Ltd has ordered a further ten Scania Touring tri-axle coaches in what is the largest single order placed by a UK operator for the vehicle. The coaches are based on Scania’s K 410 SCR only chassis and are fitted with 57 seats, a centre toilet, a drinks machine, a DVD […]
‘2015 was the most successful year in the history of Daimler AG,’ said Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG, Dr. Manfred Bischoff, at the company’s recent Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in Berlin. With a total workforce of 284,015 (2014: 279,972), the Group sold more than 2.9m vehicles worldwide (2014: 2.5m), posted revenue of €149.5bn/£119.85bn (2014: €129.9bn/£104.14bn) and […]
Lancashire United has launched Red Express, the new brand for its X41 route between Blackburn, Accrington, Haslingden and Manchester. Operating every 30 minutes, the buses on the route have been given a new look and now feature Wi-Fi, USB power points and coach style leather seats. Transdev’s CEO, Alex Hornby, said, ‘The new look Red […]
Sales Director at Castleford based Pelican Engineering, Ken Grindrod, has retired. He worked for the company, which supplies the Yutong coach range amongst other CVs, for 38 years. Taking over his responsibilities will be Bob Elliot, who has worked alongside Ken for over 32 years. Ken’s first real introduction to the coach sales world came […]
Go North East has invested over £500,000 in five new Optare Solos for its rural services in Hexham and West Northumberland. The buses feature 29 leather seats with seatbelts and offer free Wi-Fi. They will be used six days a week from early morning until early evening on the operator’s Tynedale Links services. Working in […]
100 years of service of the East Kent Road Car Company was marked at the annual South East Bus Festival and heritage transport show held at the Kent Showground at Detling. The sixth annual event attracted over 5,000 visitors. To mark the occasion, MD of East Kent’s successor company, Stagecoach South East, Philip Norwell, unveiled […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has said it has over 40 orders in the pipeline for its recently launched 12.8m Plaxton Panther Volvo B8R Exec. One of the first off the production line has joined the fleet of Birmingham based Aziz Coach Service Ltd. It has a DVD player, monitor systems, gangway lighting and 59 Brusa […]
Eastern Transport Holdings Ltd (ETH) intends to acquire the business operations of The Galloway Travel Group (GTG) on 30 November 2016. ETH shares common ownership with Stephensons of Essex Ltd. This recent announcement follows a period of close communication and discussion with the directors of ETH, as the retiring directors of GTG are keen to […]